Combination cap and scoring device



Feb. 19, 1963 s. FELDMAN 3,077,690

COMBINATION CAP AND SCORING DEVICE Filed Jan. 17, 1961 INVENTOR.

Samuel Feldman 12a aw ATTORNEY United This invention relates to a combination cap and scoring device; and more particularly, concerns a cap provided with a golf scoring device.

conventionally, golfers keep score with respect to the successive holes, by means of a pad and pencil. This is an inefiicient procedure since either the pad or pencil may be readily lost or mislaid; and normally the single individual keeping score for a twosome or foursome, is inconvenienced by such task.

Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a scoring device or tally means which is mounted on the underside of a cap visor; which may be manually manipulated to record the score for successive holes; and which eliminates the need for pencils or pads and allows each player to keep his own score in an expeditious manner.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tally device in the form of a thin flexible sheet which may be readily mounted on the underside of a cap visor so that the same is inconspicuous, ready at hand for use; which does not add any substantial weight or bulk to the visor; and which may be manufactured and applied to the cap visor at a nominal cost.

A further object of this invention is to provide a golf scoring device which comprises a single thin sheet of material and a plurality of thin discs rotatably mounted thereon, to minimize bulk and thickness of the device and adapting the same to be conveniently mounted and carried on the underside of a cap visor.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

In the drawing,

FIG. 1 is a plan View showing a combination cap and scoring device embodying the invention; .and

FIG. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of a portion of the scoring device, taken on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

The instant invention comprises essentially a conventional cap such as may be Worn by golfers and including the usual projecting visor; in association with a score or tally device mounted on the underside of the visor. Such device comprises a thin flat sheet of plastic or other suitable material which has imprinted on the outer exposed surface thereof a plurality of sets of digits; each set being in circular arrangement and there being 18 of such sets corresponding to the usual 18 hole golf score. Thin flat discs are rotatably mounted on the sheet to cover the digits in the respective sets of digits, each disc being notched on the edge thereof to expose a single digit.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, designates a combination cap and score device embodying the invention. The same comprises a conventional cap visor 11 having its concave inner edge 12 secured to sweatband 13 and crown 14 by stitching 15. The convex outer edge of visor 11 is indicated at 16.

A golf scoring device, generally designated at 17, is mounted on the underside of visor 11. Device 17 comatent prises a thin, flexible plastic sheet 18 having a convex outer edge 19, a concave inner edge 29 and side edges 21. The device 17 is secured to visor 11 by spaced, small rivets 22; the concave and convex edges of device 17 being located adjacent the corresponding concave and convex edges of the cap visor respectively.

On the exposed surface of sheet 18 there is imprinted a plurality of sets of successive digits 0 to 9; the sets being spaced and in symmetric disposition relative to the edges 19, 20 and 21 of sheet 18. Also, the digits in each set S are in circular arrangement. Preferably, there are a total of 18 sets of digits disposed in adjacent arcuate rows of 9 each; representing the usual 18 hole golf game.

Sheet 18 carries a plurality of thin, circular discs 23 of plastic material; each disc 23 being rotatably mounted on the sheet by means of a rivet 24 and located to cover a single set of digits S. The discs 23 are notched at an edge portion thereof as at 25 so as to expose a single digit. It will be apparent that upon rotating a disc 23 there is successively exposed the successive digits of the set. To facilitate the manual rotation of the discs 23, the same are formed with integral protuberances 26 disposed along the periphery thereof.

Rivets 2 4 have thin fiat head portion 27 for engaging the inner surface portions of sheet 18 and the rivets provide suflicient friction between the discs 23 and sheet 18 to retain each disc in position on the sheet until positively rotated to expose a selected digit.

It will be apparent that device 17 may also be used to keep score in baseball games, inning by inning for both teams. Obviously, the number of sets of digits S and the corresponding discs 23 may be varied to allow scoring for other games.

As various changes might be made in the embodiment of the invention herein shown without departing from the spirit thereof, it is understood that all matter herein described or shown shall be deemed illustrative and not limiting except as set forth in the appended claim.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent:

In combination, a cap having a visor including a concave inner edge and a convex outer edge, a golf scoring device mounted on the underside of said visor, said device comprising a thin flexible sheet having a concave edge and a convex edge respectively disposed adjacent the concave and convex edges of said visor, said sheet being imprinted on the exposed surface thereof with a sufficient number of spaced, circularly arranged digits to provide one circular arranged digits for each hole of a golf course, a thin flat, opaque disc covering each set of digits, means for rotatably mounting each disc on said sheet, each disc being notched on an edge portion thereof to expose a single digit.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,543,994 Blecker June 23, 1925 1,859,982 Pangratz May .24, 1932 2,654,089 Tannenbaum Oct. 6, 1953 2,749,555 Oliveira June 12, 1956 2,842,314 McKennett July 8, 1958 

